Northwest MLS (NWMLS) on Thursday, defended its countersuit against Compass in the Western District of Washington, urging Judge Jamal N. Whitehead to allow the MLS’s fraud, Consumer Protection Act and tortious interference claims to proceed against the mega-brokerage in a high-profile battle over MLS policies that is likely to reverberate across the industry. Responding to…
Lamacchia Realty announced its expansion into Vermont, now licensed to provide residential real estate brokerage services in its seventh state and completing its presence across all six New England states. The expansion follows the company’s recent acquisition of Steepleview Realty in North Adams, Massachusetts, which already held a Vermont real estate license. Lamacchia Realty currently…
Above, Dean deTonnancourt Company leaders often reach the top rung of the executive ladder for one crucial reason—they are never satisfied. Not with their firm’s progress, not with its bottom line and not with its standing in the industry. They are always demanding more in every way. Dean deTonnancourt exemplifies what it means to continually…
WASHINGTON D.C. — A potential new Standard of Practice for Realtors® sparked debate amongst the members of the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) Board of Directors (BOD) at the 2026 Realtors® Legislative Meetings, with proposed change to disclosure requirements eventually withdrawn. The controversy came after a relatively quiet gathering in the nation’s capital, at least…
Editor’s note: AI Pulse is RISMedia’s ongoing roundup of AI happenings, providing trends and real-world use cases to help navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Startup asks homebuyers to host mini data centers in their backyards One of the largest current barriers to expanding the capabilities (or at least size) of frontier AI models is…
Nonprofit research organization The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S.—which provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading—increased slightly by 0.1% in May to 99.3, following a 0.2% increase in April, with plenty of uncertainty still around the future. After these two…
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) released its State of the Nation’s Housing Report 2026 on June 17 and revealed a market where activity remains restrained, demand is weakening and high costs are sidelining many would-be buyers and renters, even as new construction slowly chips away at supply shortfalls. In a livestreamed event the…
In his first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting as Fed Chair, Kevin Warsh held rates steady and announced the formation of five task forces to review the Fed’s operations. He also stripped forward guidance from the policy statement entirely. The FOMC voted to maintain the federal funds rate at 3.5% – 3.75%, citing solid…
The Real Brokerage has announced that entrepreneur and JPAR Real Estate founder JP Piccinini has joined Real as a Growth Leader. In this role, he will work closely with Chief Growth Officer Jason Cassity to support agents, teams and brokerage leaders across the Real network. Over the course of his career, Piccinini has served as…
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With housing affordability weighing heavily on the minds of U.S. home buyers, a new report isn’t moving the needle in the right direction in a new record number of cities that now have starter homes beginning at a minimum of $1 million. According to new analysis from Zillow, the number of cities with $1 million…
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